Míla

Old Norse Dictionary - míla

Meaning of Old Norse word "míla" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

míla: u, f. [from Lat. mille], a mile, Rb. passim, Al. 109, but seldom. used in good old writers or in poets, for the verse Fb. i. 214 is not genuine, and the only passage from a classical Saga is Lv. 106—ok segja menn at fáar mílur gékk hann þaðan frá (paper MS., of a journey through Germany from Rome).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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